Madagascar vs Qatar: Beer consumption per person
Beer consumption per person over time
- Madagascar
- Qatar
How they compare
Madagascar currently reports 0.4032 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.3533 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Qatar, a difference of 0.0499 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year.
That makes Madagascar's figure about 1.1 times Qatar's.
The two have swapped places 12 times across 62 shared years of data; in 1961 it was Madagascar ahead.
Madagascar ranks 141st and Qatar ranks 144th of 187 countries.
Across the 7 decades both report, Madagascar averaged higher in 6 and Qatar in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Madagascar | Qatar | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1960s | 0.1133 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1133 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Madagascar |
| 1970s | 0.203 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.234 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.031 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Qatar |
| 1980s | 0.188 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.158 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.03 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Madagascar |
| 1990s | 0.192 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.122 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.07 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Madagascar |
| 2000s | 0.3537 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3163 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.0374 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Madagascar |
| 2010s | 0.4601 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.32 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1402 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Madagascar |
| 2020s | 0.4456 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.3207 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | 0.1249 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year | Madagascar |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher beer consumption per person, Madagascar or Qatar?
- Madagascar, at 0.4032 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year against 0.3533 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year in Qatar as of 2022.
- What is the difference in beer consumption per person between Madagascar and Qatar?
- 0.0499 Litres of pure alcohol per person per year, with Madagascar ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Madagascar and Qatar?
- 62 years are reported by both, from 1961 to 2022.
- How do Madagascar and Qatar rank globally for beer consumption per person?
- Madagascar ranks 141st and Qatar ranks 144th of 187 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- World Health Organization – Global Health Observatory (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as Beer consumption per person. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average annual per capita beer consumption, measured in liters of pure alcohol. Beer contains around 5% of pure alcohol per volume so that one liter of beer contains 0.05 liters of pure alcohol. This means that 5 liters of pure alcohol equals 100 liters of beer.